1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 48

Seats & Safety Belts Q: Whatifa child is wearingalap-shoulderbelt,butthechildis smallthattheshoulderbelt is veryclosetothechild'sfaceorneck? so A: Movethechildtowardthecenter ofthe vehicle,butbesurethatthe shoulderbeltstill is onthechild'sshoulder, so that in acrashthechild's If thechildis so small upperbodywouldhavetherestraintthatbeltsprovide. thattheshoulderbelt still isveryclosetothechild'sfaceorneck,youmight if yourvehiclehasone. want to placethechildinaseatthathasalapbelt, I ' AM170051 A Never do this. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the If thechildwearsthebelt shoulderpartisbehindthechild. way, inacrashthechildmightslideunderthebelt.Thebelt'sforce wouldthenbeappliedrightonthechild'sabdomen.Thatcould causeseriousorfatalinjuries. in this Whereverthechildsits,thelapportionofthebeltshouldbewornlowand snug on the hips, just touching the child's thighs. This applies belt force thechild'spelvicbonesin a crash. to 1-34